Any scholar or student
can use our facilities to conduct formal field research.
Our three separate Sites provide three different environmental
conditions for different research needs. The Golfito forest is about
22,000 hectares, including the Esquinas National Park, and the Golfito
Wildlife Refuge.
Our private sites provide exclusive and protected access to
primary and secondary forest in the area.

The 3
Field Sites:
The Skutch-Allen Site was donated by Instituto Estudios
Tropicales, which in turn was donated by Clyde Stevens and Germán
Fábrega. This site is all primary forest. The Km32 Site has hills
and flat terrain including marshland and three creeks. It is
mostly primary forest, bordered by primary and some secondary
forest. The Km23 Site has hills and is home to the laboratory.

We provide all the support to formalize research
permits from the Costa Rican government. In addition, we provide
logistic support to access your research site. And of course,
researchers have access to our lab and field equipment.

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Investigadores Ticos son muy bienvenidos. Escríbanos! ...

The Golfito
Field Station is open to researchers of any field.
Groups are welcome, yet advanced planning is required. The
Station is ideally located in a rural setting yet close to town.
Students and faculty are housed in the Km23 field site, where they also
have their meals.